Johor students bag six golds in contest


That’s me: Akasha Bakri showing his self portrait which clinched the gold medal at the Kosice Portrait Biennale 2025 competition held in Slovakia.

JOHOR BARU: A group of Sekolah Seni Malaysia (SSeMJ) Johor students stamped their mark on the international art stage after clinching six gold medals at the Kosice Portrait Biennale 2025, one of Europe’s prestigious portrait competitions for young artists around the world.

One of them is Akasha Bakri Mohd Hairul Baharuddin, who won the top honour with a self-portrait that explores complex human emotions.

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